Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-16
WHAT BUR RUsDErrs sArS.

He Alstss some I.Aaghable ObssrvA,io.s on
the subject Of swimming H,nts
Bob Burdette ran down from Bryn Mawr
TO Atlantic City, and thus gives his views on
swimming, to the Brooklyn Eagle. Now
that the bathing season, tor the people who
bathe only during the season, II running on
full time and half soap, there will be the
usual number OF "ssd cases OF drowning"
reported In the daily papsrs by reporters who
seem to think that the ordinary drowning
case II . rather joyous affair, and great care
must therefore be taken to specify the sad
onea Now, tn most instances-but for the
gravity OF the subject one might say moist
cases-there Is no necessity for drowning.
little care, . little presence OF mind, and
the doomed swimmer would be ~ aaie from
the watery element - . Texas bar tender.
good swimmer IL not often drowned not
oftener than once.
People are drowned when they are thrown
suddenly into the water because the shock
dtsturbs their presence OF mind and diaar.
ing f,om this cause, therefore, never est
thrown into the watsr suddenly always %
expecting It II you are crossing the great
DESERT keep turning over In your mind
what you would do II the distant ocean
should suddenly break In on you.
II you could acquire the habit OF breathing
under water 1t would 10 great medicine for
you. Some men can breathe Q long, long
time over beer they are more apt to founder
lfyou don't know whether you can swim
or moi, having never tried, 1t IL . good plan
TO consult some we'll known authority on the
subject before venturing into forty foot water.
Go 70 Jay Gould he he's hnated about q
America
In spite Of all precautions, you nnd that
you are sctuslly drowning, no time should
6e lost In calling physician; II possible, 20
ior him yourssli the exercise viii prove s1.
II you should nnd . drowned p6rson on
the beach, and 1t should prove 70 be some
one whom 1t is your interest 70 save, run
him through . clothes wringsr without de-
lin: is !" /" essential 70 s'' oil the water out OF
Do not, however, hang him up after this
operation its no good you can't hang Q
man up for anything after you've squeezed
Sit on his chest and 10 late bis lungs with .
hand bellows 10 restore respiration, and slap
him TO restOre circulation; II this dOssn't
work, send for the World affidavit 6cleYk,
who can give him an artificial circulation
tha. Will inske the doctors want To 70 away
and commit suicide.
Haul him back and forth ON barrel this
10 an old and very popular mode OF treat.
ment; 1t 10 one OF no earthly use whatevsr,
but It keeps the patient quiet and amusss the
crowd while you are thinking what you
ought to do
Start . messenger for the mans wife a
once and call loudly after him, "Tsli her 70
bring her mother along The patient viii
nesd the stimulus OF sudden shock TO enable
him 70 rally.
II you are In doubt whether the man IL
really drowning bring him sherry cobbIer
! ! he 10 drowning he will catch at the strsws
II he 10 not droW ming he will catch on to the
cobbler. Should you discover the drowning
person 70 20 the man who tells you al sboul
his summer vsoation Whsro he went and
what nice" place he was (; how "nios"
how cheap II was and what Q good time hc
he'd, push him out into deep water TO seo n
will sink. II he doSs not sink immodistsly,
you may be sure there II something Wrons.
L0oo NO time; 0 moments delay NAV bo
fatal tie big stone about his neck and push
him out again.